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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the stage manager tell the audience when he first appears in the third scene?
(a) The town is going to bed.
(b) Someone is about to die.
(c) There is deep unrest in the city even if it looks peaceful.
(d) The Webb family is fighting.

2. What does Mrs. Gibbs invite her husband to do after his gentle rebuke to her in the yard?
(a) Take a drive.
(b) Eat some dinner.
(c) Go on a walk.
(d) Smell her roses.

3. What does Dr. Gibbs tell his wife he will not do while they chat in the yard together?
(a) Take a vacation.
(b) Charge more money.
(c) Buy her an antique table.
(d) Work less.

4. What does Emily do when she sees her father on stage in the second scene?
(a) Embraces him.
(b) Teases him.
(c) Yells at him.
(d) Asks him questions.

5. What are the actors doing in lieu of having real props?
(a) Miming their actions.
(b) Talking about what they are doing.
(c) Making their props as they go.
(d) Using whatever is laying about.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Webb say of the people of the town that could be considered an insult?

2. What was so upsetting to Mrs. Gibbs about Simon earlier in the day when she is talking to Mrs. Webb?

3. What is Mrs. Soames known in the town for?

4. What does Mr. Webb tell his daughter to do when he gets home from work?

5. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide her husband for when he comes home at the beginning of the play?

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